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| Steven Wallace to Race the Daytona 500 and Sam Hornish out at Penske? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 15 2011, 05:08 PM (352 Views) | |
| Jenny | Jan 15 2011, 05:08 PM Post #1 |
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Steve Wallace In The Daytona 500? It's Happening, Report Says by Jeff Gluck • Jan 15, 2011 5:04 PM EST Buried at the end of a FoxSports.com report regarding Sam Hornish Jr.'s future was this eye-opening nugget: Steve Wallace is planning to make his Sprint Cup debut at the upcoming Daytona 500. Seriously? Yes, apparently so. According to FoxSports.com's Lee Spencer, Wallace will be using the points that formerly belonged to Hornish's now-defunct No. 77 team: Penske also verified that the No. 77 points will be used by Stephen Wallace, who is attempting to make his Cup debut at Daytona. Wallace, 23, currently drives the No. 66 Toyota for his father at Rusty Wallace Racing. While Wallace has admittedly improved from his early days as a 200 mph wrecking ball, he still failed to finish on the lead lap in 13 of the 35 Nationwide Series races last season. Yet on Feb. 20, he'll be in the Daytona 500. This is happening, folks! Hornish's team finished the season in the top 35, so Wallace won't have to qualify his way into the field. Though this news may be fodder for Wallace's skeptics, at least one of his supporters believes this could be the first step toward a fantastic Cup career: His father, future Hall-of-Famer Rusty Wallace, told us last year that he thinks Steve will be a Cup champ within five years. Just another reason to watch the Daytona 500, we suppose. |
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| Jenny | Jan 15 2011, 05:10 PM Post #2 |
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Sam Hornish News: •No Daytona 500 or Nationwide races for Hornish: Sam Hornish Jr. will not be in anything Penske-owned in Daytona. He is basically done. Penske Racing downsized not only Hornish's NASCAR Sprint Cup organization, but also its Nationwide Series crew. [Penske] cannibalized the #77 crew of Hornish and what was left of the #12 Nationwide crew to make up the best for one with Brad Keselowksi's organization, whatever they were lacking in Nationwide, but also to beef up what is now the #2 car for Keselowski for the Cup season. (Fox Sports) BUT Brad Keselowski said on his twitter that Hornish would be his Nationwide Series teammate in 2011, driving the #12.(1-15-2011) |
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| Gordon Owns | Jan 15 2011, 05:35 PM Post #3 |
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Not sad to see Hornish go but he gets replaced by someone worst! I cant win can I? Rusty could make it as a comedian. Champ within 5 years. Not sure if that was a joke, sarcasm or if he really meant it. Only hope is the Cup guys are aware of Steve and adknowledge his very lack of skills and just let him draft his way to the back. |
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| Nascarfan977 | Jan 15 2011, 05:46 PM Post #4 |
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Sam Hornish Jr. will compete in at least 10 NASCAR Nationwide races beginning with the DRIVEFORCOPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, team owner Roger Penske confirmed by email on Saturday. Chad Walters will serve as Hornish's crew chief in 2011. Hornish, 31, competed in the #77 Dodge for Penske Racing for the past three seasons. The former IndyCar Series champion scored just two top-fives during his Sprint Cup experience, earning both in 2009 when he finished a career-high 28th in the point standings. While Penske had hoped to campaign three Cup teams and two full-time Nationwide efforts in 2011 the recent economic climate and a lack of sponsorship forced the company to scale back.(Fox Sports)(1-15-2011) |
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| Ram Jam | Jan 15 2011, 06:10 PM Post #5 |
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Hate you all for your mocking of your future Cup champion. |
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| jrfan388 | Jan 15 2011, 09:22 PM Post #6 |
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Steven Wallace is gonna be a one man wrecking crew in the 500
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| Lord Diddy | Jan 17 2011, 06:06 PM Post #7 |
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Im sure when I watch the highlights from the 500 afterward Steven wont let me down |
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| Ram Jam | Jan 17 2011, 06:16 PM Post #8 |
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Not when he's doing his interview from victory lane. |
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| Lord Diddy | Jan 17 2011, 06:41 PM Post #9 |
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Like I said |
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| Ram Jam | Jan 20 2011, 11:17 PM Post #10 |
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#77 RWR Camry
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| Orangesmoke20 | Jan 21 2011, 12:28 AM Post #11 |
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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toyota? when did that happen? |
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| Ram Jam | Jan 21 2011, 12:24 PM Post #12 |
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Rusty joined up with JGR last season I believe after RCR was down the year before. |
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| Gordon Owns | Jan 21 2011, 12:36 PM Post #13 |
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He's grown by leaps and bounds as a driver?
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| Ram Jam | Jan 21 2011, 01:13 PM Post #14 |
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He did between year 1 and 2, he seemed like he plateaued after that though.
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Steven Wallace is gonna be a one man wrecking crew in the 500
